THESIS/DISSERTATION WRITING PROCESS- BROWN BAG WORKSHOP

Friday, August, 25th, 2017

410 Fort IRC

12:00pm-1:00pm

Facilitators: Dr. Geleana Alston & Dr. Sharita Mathis-Lawson

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The Thesis/Dissertation Writing Process

The Process

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Your Committee

▪ The Chair

▪ Committee Member 1, 2, & 3

▪ Report of Thesis/Dissertation Committee

▪ Graduate Faculty Representative

The choice is yours…choose wisely!

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Time to Write

▪ Chapter 1ish

▪ Chapter 2

▪ Chapter 1

▪ Chapter 3

▪ Chapter 4

▪ Chapter 2 (lit to support additional findings)

▪ Chapter 5

And so the adventure begins….....

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Chapter 1- Introduction

▪ Statement of the Problem

▪ Theoretical Orientation/Conceptual Framework

▪ Purpose of the Study

▪ Research Questions and/or Hypothesis

▪ Definition of Terms

▪ Delimitations of the Study

▪ Significance of the Study

In the beginning…...

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Chapter 2- Review of the Literature

▪ Current/Valid sources

▪ Annotations

▪ Relevance of the Literature

▪ Analysis & Synthesis within Strands

▪ Summary: Synthesis of the Literature across strands

Is it grounded in the literature?

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▪ Assumptions and Rationale for Research Approach

▪ Specific Strategy of Inquiry/Design

▪ Role of the Researcher

▪ Sample OR Participants or Informants

▪ Instrumentation

▪ Data Collection Procedures

▪ Data Analysis Procedures

▪ Trustworthiness & Transferability or Reliability, Validity, and

Generalizability

Chapter 3- Methodology Your Biggest Challenge

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▪ Proposal Defense

▪ IRB (if needed)

▪ Data Collection

Proposal DefenseYou are getting there

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▪ Qualitative

▪ Quantitative

▪ Experiments

Chapter 4- Results Survey says…...

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▪ Discussion of the Results

▪ Relationship to Prior Research

▪ Implications

» Practice

» Leadership or Policy

» Theory or Design

▪ Recommendations of Future Research

▪ Limitations of the Study

▪ Conclusion

Chapter 5- Discussion and Implications So what does this all mean?

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▪ The Pre-Defense

▪ THE FINAL DEFENSE!!!!

The Final

You are almost there

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The Purpose Driven PhD

▪ Purpose

▪ Community

▪ Connection

▪ Discipline

▪ Presence

▪ Love

The PhD in Me

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